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Ernest Hives, 1st Baron Hives

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401:'A lord eh? Chairman eh? And what are you then, a banker or a lawyer or what?’ said Rickover. 'What me? No, no, no, no, no! Me, I’m just a mechanic, just a bloody plumber.' said Hives, with a big broad smile on his face. Rickover was thrown, he had not expected that kind of answer. When Hives explained that he had known Henry Royce himself, had worked for him, and had absorbed from him his passion for engineering excellence Rickover’s mood and attitude started to improve. Hives spent much of the lunch telling a captivated Rickover about Royce’s obsession with achieving perfection. He then took Rickover on a personal tour of the works, not in a Rolls-Royce or Bentley but in a very modest Hillman. When Hives returned after showing Rickover around, the Admiral was a changed man, subdued, pleasant, cooperative, uncritical, and no further put-downs or denigrations of British engineering escaped his lips. That hour of dialogue… changed everything in the British nuclear submarine programme. 460: 467: 46: 301:
this remarkable man for a few (wartime) days I became completely exhausted and made absolutely no contribution towards easing his load. After visiting the Hillington Merlin factory, the night train arrived at Trent at the unearthly hour of 5.20 a.m. so (if you couldn't sleep on the train like Hives)
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At a Derby works lunch, Hives was asked by an American airline executive to what did he attribute the success of Rolls-Royce and replied "I suppose it’s because we are a little better at putting our mistakes right than most of the other people."
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That man Hives is the best man I have ever come across for many a year. God knows where the RAF would have been without him. He cares for nothing except the defeat of Germany and he does all his work to that end, living a life of unending
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Dexter the figure of a mechanic Proper overalls Azure holding in the exterior hand a micrometer sinister the figure of a draughstman Proper coat Argent holding under the exterior arm a set square and a T square also
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walking with him round the Derby factory before breakfast was a gruelling experience. Robotham was responsible to Hives for the Car Division, and Hives supported Robotham in developing and manufacturing the
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visited the UK in 1957 to inspect the British nuclear design team at Rolls-Royce, Rickover was "at his obnoxious worst". After one particularly difficult morning he was introduced to Lord Hives.
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tank engines (which Rover were already producing). This exchange (effective 1 April 1943) gave Rolls-Royce (whose major product was piston aero engines) an entry into jet engine manufacture.
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In 1937 he prepared the firm for a production increase in Merlin engines by splitting facilities between engineering and production and developing shadow factories. As the Merlin powered
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He played a critical role in the UK Nuclear Submarine programme. When the highly irascible but utterly pivotal
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Hives became managing director in 1946 and chairman of Rolls-Royce from 1950 till 1957. He was Chairman of the
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After becoming a chief test driver in 1908, he led the Rolls-Royce team in the Austrian Alpine Trial in 1913.
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of Rover and arranged to exchange Rover's gas turbine business for Rolls-Royce's Nottingham factory producing
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In 1936 he became the general works manager of the factory and a year later was elected to the board.
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to John and Mary Hives, living at 31 Christchurch Road from at least 1891 to 1901. During the
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Another son was Group Captain Benjamin (Benjy) Hives who was a pilot in the Royal Air Force
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428: 326: 238: 178: 169: 200:. He began his working life in a local garage. However, in 1903 he got a job working at 45: 1607: 1552: 1527: 1517: 1507: 1502: 1477: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1437: 1432: 1417: 1260: 1239: 1228: 1195: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1074: 1064: 1028: 1003: 973: 682: 662: 391: 334: 303: 254: 193: 185: 153: 114: 204:' car company, after fixing Rolls' car. He was widely known as "Hs", and signed thus. 1572: 1562: 1547: 1542: 1522: 1392: 1344: 1329: 1297: 1287: 1282: 1276: 1265: 983: 978: 866: 850: 835: 818: 804: 789: 435: 216: 1532: 1487: 1482: 1467: 1442: 1427: 1422: 1412: 1397: 1364: 1334: 1302: 1185: 1139: 1129: 1111: 1018: 945: 911: 271: 250: 246: 227: 215:
During the 1914-18 First World War the company designed its first aero-engine, the
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Another son, Pilot Officer Edward Ernest Hives, was killed in action flying with
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He lived at 37, St. Chads Rd., Derby until around 1937, then at 'Hazeldene',
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Robotham has a chapter on Hives (Chapter 21) in his own biography.
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Other engines were later developed under Hives' lead. Of these the
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The Magic of a Name - The Rolls-Royce Story - The First 40 Years
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He retired in 1957 and died on 24 April 1965, aged 79, at the
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He married Gertrude E Warwick (born 9 December 1890) in 1913.
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in 1929 and 1931 for Rolls-Royce, and most importantly the
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In front of a sun in splendour Or an eagle rising Proper.
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The Derbyshire village of Duffield, past and present
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In 1941-42 Hives had decided 'to go all out for the
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Or on a chevron Sable three bee hives of the field.
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He was appointed to the 222:In 1919 the Eagle powered the twin-engined 1767:Members of the Order of the British Empire 934: 920: 181:division and chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd. 44: 786:British Piston Engines and their Aircraft 358:National Council for Technological Awards 844: 708: 696: 676: 666:(Supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2438. 656: 635: 614: 241:was the most important, leading to the ‘ 228:first direct flight across the Atlantic 1739: 415:National Hospital for Nervous Diseases 378:, of Duffield in the County of Derby. 915: 166:Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron Hives 68:7 July 1950 – 24 April 1965 1777:20th-century English businesspeople 13: 465: 458: 297:said that when he was attached to 14: 1793: 847:"Silver ghosts & Silver Dawn" 845:Robotham, William Arthur (1970). 817:. Staplehurst. Spellmount, 2000. 362:Order of the Companions of Honour 267:. about 5 miles north of Derby. 720:Hennessy and Jinks 2015, p. 167. 405: 372:he was raised to the peerage as 777: 759: 750: 741: 732: 729:1939 England and Wales Register 723: 714: 670: 650: 641: 620: 599: 587:1939 England and Wales Register 578:1939 England and Wales Register 524:1939 England and Wales Register 282:(as well as the best forgotten 207: 1374:Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick (RB) 590: 581: 572: 563: 554: 545: 536: 527: 518: 230:. In 1920 Hives was appointed 1: 881:Peerage of the United Kingdom 686:. 14 July 1950. p. 3622. 506: 245:’ series, which powered the 57:Member of the House of Lords 16:Chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd. 7: 1782:Barons created by George VI 1592:Aero-derivative industrial 10: 1798: 1728:Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust 1720: 1649: 1621: 1600: 1591: 1373: 1316: 1214: 1120: 1097: 1057: 961: 952: 900: 891: 886: 879: 756:Watson W.R. 1991, p. 140. 596:Watson W.R. 1991, p. 140. 317:was having problems with 159: 149: 141: 124: 101: 96: 92: 82: 72: 61: 56: 52: 43: 23: 511: 442:Judge Alexander Morrison 293:Work till it hurts' and 1058:By company designation: 447: 341:Vice-Chief of Air Staff 289:His team directive was 249:seaplanes that won the 179:Rolls-Royce Aero Engine 865:. 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Harvey-Bailey 1608:Rolls-Royce Meteor 1594:and marine engines 904:John Warwick Hives 830:and Jinks, James. 683:The London Gazette 663:The London Gazette 626:Pugh 2000, p. 287. 560:Pugh 2000, p. 109. 471: 464: 452: 335:Rolls-Royce Meteor 186:Reading, Berkshire 184:Hives was born in 154:Rolls-Royce Merlin 115:Reading, Berkshire 88:John Harwick Hives 1734: 1733: 1645: 1644: 1093: 1092: 910: 909: 901:Succeeded by 840:978-1-846-14580-3 767:Debrett's Peerage 504: 503: 431:in October 1940. 329:, Hives met with 163: 162: 1789: 1598: 1597: 1279:(as Turbo-Union) 1273:(with MAN Turbo) 1252:(with MAN Turbo) 1112:Rolls-Royce RZ.2 989:Eagle XVI (X-16) 959: 958: 936: 929: 922: 913: 912: 877: 876: 858: 834:Allen Lane 2015 813:Furse, Anthony. 771: 770: 763: 757: 754: 748: 745: 739: 736: 730: 727: 721: 718: 712: 706: 700: 694: 688: 687: 674: 668: 667: 654: 648: 645: 639: 633: 627: 624: 618: 612: 606: 603: 597: 594: 588: 585: 579: 576: 570: 567: 561: 558: 552: 549: 543: 540: 534: 531: 525: 522: 455: 451: 395:Admiral Rickover 321:and his company 251:Schneider Trophy 190:Second World War 176: 131: 111: 109: 97:Personal details 85: 75: 66: 48: 21: 20: 1797: 1796: 1792: 1791: 1790: 1788: 1787: 1786: 1737: 1736: 1735: 1730: 1716: 1697:Arthur Rowledge 1641: 1617: 1601:Piston engines: 1593: 1587: 1375: 1369: 1312: 1210: 1116: 1089: 1053: 948: 940: 906: 897: 875: 832:The Silent Deep 828:Hennessy, Peter 784:Lumsden, Alec. 780: 775: 774: 765: 764: 760: 755: 751: 746: 742: 737: 733: 728: 724: 719: 715: 707: 703: 695: 691: 675: 671: 655: 651: 646: 642: 634: 630: 625: 621: 613: 609: 604: 600: 595: 591: 586: 582: 577: 573: 568: 564: 559: 555: 550: 546: 541: 537: 532: 528: 523: 519: 514: 509: 450: 408: 345:Wilfrid Freeman 247:Supermarine S.6 210: 168: 133: 129: 113: 107: 105: 83: 73: 67: 62: 39: 31: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1795: 1785: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1754: 1749: 1732: 1731: 1721: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1694: 1689: 1684: 1682:Adrian Lombard 1679: 1674: 1672:Stanley Hooker 1669: 1664: 1659: 1653: 1651: 1647: 1646: 1643: 1642: 1640: 1639: 1634: 1632:Marine Olympus 1628: 1626: 1619: 1618: 1616: 1615: 1610: 1604: 1602: 1595: 1589: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1379: 1377: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1326: 1324: 1314: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1274: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1231: 1226: 1220: 1218: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1152: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1126: 1124: 1118: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1109: 1103: 1101: 1099:Rocket engines 1095: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1061: 1059: 1055: 1054: 1052: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1011: 1006: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 965: 963: 956: 954:Piston engines 950: 949: 939: 938: 931: 924: 916: 908: 907: 902: 899: 890: 884: 883: 874: 873: 859: 842: 825: 811: 797: 781: 779: 776: 773: 772: 758: 749: 740: 731: 722: 713: 711:, p. 280. 701: 689: 669: 649: 640: 628: 619: 617:, p. 127. 607: 598: 589: 580: 571: 562: 553: 544: 535: 526: 516: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 502: 501: 500: 499: 496: 493: 489: 486: 483: 480: 477: 472: 449: 446: 407: 404: 306:tank engine. 295:W. 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Index

The Right Honourable
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Reading, Berkshire
England
London
Rolls-Royce Merlin
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Rolls-Royce Aero Engine
Reading, Berkshire
Second World War
Merlin
jet engines
C.S. Rolls
Eagle
Vickers Vimy
first direct flight across the Atlantic
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Buzzard
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Supermarine S.6
Schneider Trophy
Merlin
Duffield
Hurricanes
Spitfires
Lancasters
Fairey Battle

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